E-Card Winner Announcement – Sort Of

I did the Random.org selection this morning and here is our winner of the $75 E-Card Giveaway:

Unfortunately, something is messed up with the blog and the comment numbering is not working properly. Therefore I need to figure out the issue, and then check that the 124th comment complied with the rules of the giveaway before awarding it.

Stay tuned for more information!

Things are crazy around here, and I wish so desperately I had more time to blog at the moment, but I am exhausted, and I *officially* start a new job tomorrow (although I have actually been working since Saturday) and I’m just all screwed up right now and discombobulated!

Life is definitely about to get interesting … that’s for damn sure!

Technical Difficulties

Yeppers folks, we are experiencing some technical difficulties. We will be back operational again within 24 hours. Please check back then! Thanks!

Hot Damn We Have A Winner!

Yes!  We have reached our goal of 200 followers here at The Mad White Woman!  This would never have been possible without each and every one of you (who else would want to read about the craziness that goes on in this little corner of the world but others dealing with their own brand of craziness?) so Thank You Everyone for being the loyal followers that you are!

I will pull our random winner out of the 200 followers in the morning … need to check and make sure that you *complied* with the rules of the contest before I send out your e-card!

Thanks to each of you!  You made my night and trust me, I needed some good news because it has just been another one of these days:

I promise to tell you all about it…tomorrow.

Show A Little Love

In case you were not aware, today is not only Friday the 13th, but World Kindness Day.  Those of you who know me well know that I always try to be kind to everyone I meet.  I don’t care what you look like, I don’t care what you do, I am friendly with everyone.  That’s just me.

Unfortunately, there are quite a few people in the world who were not afforded the blessings in life that I have received. There are those who are homeless, those who have lost all hope, out of work, on the verge of losing their home, the list could go on and on as to why people just “don’t have it in ‘em” to show kindness towards others.

I’m one of those people who smiles at complete strangers walking down the street.  If they make eye contact and smile back, I always say hello.

Such small steps on our part can make a huge difference in another person’s life or day.  Don’t have a clue how to start?  Here are a few tips:

• Smile at a complete stranger for no reason other than to smile
• Say thank you to the clerk who has a shitty attitude at the store
• Help a stranded motorist by stopping or calling Roadside Assistance
• Give a homeless person a blanket or a meal, or an old coat
• Post a Pay It Forward entry on your blog – and DO IT
• Help a mom struggling to put groceries in the car and keep an eye on the kids running around at the same time
• Drop off a meal for a sick neighbor or an elderly person you know
• Visit with an elderly person, for no reason at all other than to give them some company

So today, and every day for that matter, show a little kindness to another human being.  What you give doesn’t have to cost a thing, but what you receive in return is absolutely priceless!

Happy World Kindness Day!

The Twilight Saga: New Moon Premiere November 20

Are you getting excited yet? Are you bouncing up and down in your seat with anticipation? Are you dreaming of vampires and shape-shifting wolves? Well my friend, you are not alone!

To help ease your pain and suffering until next week arrives, we are putting together a list of New Moon contests, giveaways, and prize packages available for you to enter and win some pretty sweet New Moon merchandise and tickets to the premiere event!

Know of a good contest not on the list?  Go ahead and add it!  The more the merrier! Please be descriptive with your title so readers know where they are being re-directed to and/or what the prize is!  Thanks!

Greetings from Mommy Land

Hello ladies and gentlemen! No, I did not fall off the face of the earth, although it did feel as though I had when my mechanical brain decided to go belly up on me this weekend.  Just when I had the external back up and running, Windows XP decides to try and install SP3 on my computer and just seriously fucked it up.  Took me almost two days to get it off the system and undo the damage that it did to the laptop components (made absolutely everything inoperable again) but the external is dead.  My detached mechanical brain just went belly up.  Whatever SP3 did to it, was unrepairable.  So now I am in the market for another external. I can send it back to the company and they will replace it with a refurbished one (which is what this one is…yes, we went through this problem less than 9 months ago) but given their track record, not so sure I want to go with the same company or not.

My boys are sick yet again.  The weather here in Virginia has been absolutely crazy. Summer cannot let go and keeps teasing us all with warm days in the 70s and then Winter blows in and gives us frigid temps in the 40s and 50s and dropping us dangerously close to the freezing mark during the night.

My baby boy is home with me today, curled up on the couch with the remote firmly planted in his hands and snuggled under the blanket, watching Disney Channel and coughing like he has the croup.  I wish there was something I could do to help ease his coughing, as even the cough medications I have tried are not helping any.

My lovely daughter just celebrated her 21st birthday last Wednesday.  She had a night out with friends and her husband on Saturday, and she is battling a terrible cough and upper respiratory infection as well. 

It’s that time of the year.

We are gearing up for the Head Demon’s birthday next Monday.  He’s going to be 10 years old, so we are trying to decide if we want to do a party here at the house with his friends, or have him invite a friend to go to the movies to see either This Is It or his next choice, 2012.  I think we will probably opt to do the party here at the house and just keep the movie trip for the family…but we shall see.  Have to check with The Man Thing and see what he wants to do.

We had a big party for my daughter when she turned 10 complete with clowns and games and fun and prizes, so I want to make sure that we do the same for each of the kids, fair is fair and all that!

Have quite a bit I wanted to catch you all up on…remember the lady that I did the contract work for back at the end of September who then decided that, after the job was done and totaling $120, she only wanted to pay me $55 for the campaign? Well she finally came through and brought me the remainder of the money she owed me on Saturday.  Only took a month to get it…yeah, won’t be doing any work for her ever again, thankyouverymuch.

Don’t forget – there is still time to get your holiday shopping done at Silver Rose’s Magical Creations!  Their Grand Opening sale runs until November 14, 2009 and they have some absolutely beautiful products available!  Here are just a few of the great deals you will find here:  Amulets and Talismans – Bells - Book of Shadows/Journals - Bottles and Baggies - Candles/Candle Holders/Misc – Cauldrons - Essential Oils – Gemstones – Herbs - Incense and Incense Holders – Jewelry - Mortar and Pestles - Oil Diffusers – Pendulums - Ritual Supplies – Runes - Statutes and Figurines – Suncatchers - Tarot Decks and more so stop by and check out the wares they have to offer today!

Have you guys checked out the totally awesome giveaways going on at Mistletoe Madness?  The madness is being sponsored by Jennifer at  J. Leigh Designz and Dee at Two of a Kind Working On a Full House – great ladies!  Keep your eyes open, because The Mad White Woman and Starlite Web Designs are getting in on the giveaways and offering up a Free Starlite Universe Blog Package!

Last but not least, remember the REO Speedwagon and Styx concert that I was supposed to attend last Tuesday?  Monday evening, around 4:00 PM I get a “Late Breaking News” update email from the local paper indicating that the concert was CANCELED.  Talk about being totally disappointed. I was beyond disappointed, and even more so when I learned the following day that their reason was “unforeseen scheduling conflicts.” Um, excuse me?  You set the tour up a year in advance, you know what cities you are going to be performing in and when, so what the hell was the conflict guys???  Give me a break! My personal opinion is that there were not enough seats sold so they decided to skip the concert here in Richmond all together.  I am more than a little disappointed. Thanks a lot guys for breaking my heart and ruining a long-standing dream to attend a live concert.

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